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The claim is unusual. My guess is this article (or the alleged events it describes) is part of someone's art project or experiment.
by uniqueid 6y ago
The claim is unusual. My guess is this article (or the alleged events it describes) is part of someone's art project or experiment.
- ghaff 6y agoWell, the person telling a story is a real person and it's been printed in not only the Guardian but the BBC and I assume elsewhere. These are news organizations that do at least a modicum of fact-checking.
- agency 6y agoAnd the guy is clearly a real scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0g9Hm1cAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0g9Hm1cAAAAJ&hl=en...
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- uniqueid 6y agoI noticed that. It's why afaic the most plausible explanation — considering the incredible claims — is that this is part of some experiment that has socially redeeming value.
- uniqueid 6y agoThese are news organizations that do at least a modicum of fact-checking. Depending on the situation, it could be impossible for a fact-checker to prove that the two people in the story had an agreement and a prior relationship. Not to mention, it's a novelty item in the 'Lifestyle' section, not a report on an arms accord or something.